We will not surrender our freedomsToday, Independence Day, we renew our pledge to serve the people, to continue speaking truth to power, and to guard and defend freedom of the press and of expression from all threats.Read More Covering the PandemicRead more Covering the CoViD-19 Pandemic CommentaryIn defense of free expression THE TEMPEST over artist Mideo Cruz’ art installation underscored one of the ironies of Philippine society. There are no laws explicitly partial to religious groups, but journalists, artists, and writers can still be sanctioned when their work is labeled blasphemous, obscene, and/or immoral. Broadcast media fomented the “Poleteismo” controversy THE BROUHAHA over visual artist Mideo Cruz’ “Poleteismo”(Polytheism) was the result of deliberate sensationalism by ABS-CBN 2’s “investigative” program XXX. By focusing on Cruz’ art installation (especially on its most controversial images) and falsely linking it to the raging and bitterly divisive reproductive health (RH) bill debate, XXX provoked outrage... A Year After: The Press and the Aug. 23 Hostage Taking One year after the bloody Aug. 23, 2010 hostage taking incident in Manila, has the Philippine press learned any lesson from the coverage? Covering Osama bin Laden’s death: Unanswered Questions The larger questions surrounding bin Laden’s killing, however, were largely unanswered in the coverage. To be fair, some print and online columnists did write analyses that provided some context. But those questions remained unanswered in the news coverage. Out of the media boxMaking Sense of Oil Price Hikes OIL IS among the economy’s most important and widely-used commodities. Its price, which directly and indirectly affects so many people, is among the most politically sensitive issues in the Philippines. Media organizations have diligently reported the hikes in oil prices in 2008 and since the start of 2011.... News Agenda Failure?Focus On a Wedding THE COVERAGE of the British royal wedding showed how the Philippine press evaluates which events are newsworthy. Of the conventional news values, human interest and prominence usually take precedence over significance. Other stories which may have a larger impact on people’s lives are not prioritized or are left out... CommentaryTV, Willing Willie, the Public Sphere by Melinda Quintos de Jesus Published in the May-June 2011 issue of PJR Reports THE CONTROVERSY hounding the television show Willing Willie does not begin and end with the boy, Janjan, and his tearful macho dancing. If we focused only on the episode, we would miss the lesson we need to... News as Entertainment PRESIDENT AQUINO's love life, Pope John Paul II’s beatification, and the British royal wedding were among the major stories in the Philippine media last April. These landed on the front pages or were leading stories in the major broadsheets and TV news programs. Although one could speculate that... Reporting the Number by Bernadette Reyes Published in the May-June 2011 issue of PJR Reports To be the first to know is not always a good thing, especially when people don’t want to hear what you know but you have to let them know it just the same. My work as a business reporter... PJR Reports May – June 2011 || IN THIS ISSUE || Out of the Media Box Covering Oil Price Hikes by Sonny Africa News Agenda Failure? Focus On a Wedding by Kathryn Roja G. Raymundo Media on Filipino “Mules” Some Breadth, But Little Depth by Martha A. Teodoro Does Self-Regulation have a Future in the... « Previous1…159160161162163…202Next »
